DLT Awards 72 Grants

Jan.28,2018

USDA https://www.rd.usda.gov recently awarded 72 grants totaling $23.6 million through their Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Grant Program. The program invests in equipment that uses broadband to help rural communities connect to educational and healthcare services. Several recipients will use the grants to help address two of the nation’s most urgent needs which include opioid abuse treatment and mental health counseling.

Lincoln Community Hospital and Nursing Home will receive $265,622 to establish a telemedicine network to serve more than 20,000 residents. Telemedicine connections will enable emergency departments connect to behavioral health providers to move patients in crisis into more appropriate care settings